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Chiral edge transport along domain walls in magnetic topological insulator nanoribbons
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Applied Physics, Materials and Nanophysics.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8189-383X
Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Linnæus University, 392 31 Kalmar, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4489-7561
2024 (English)In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, ISSN 0953-8984, E-ISSN 1361-648X, Vol. 36, no 40, article id 405803Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Quantum anomalous Hall insulators are topologically characterized by non-zero integer Chern numbers, the sign of which depends on the direction of the exchange field that breaks time-reversal symmetry. This feature allows the manipulation of the conducting chiral edge states present at the interface of two magnetic domains with opposite magnetization and opposite Chern numbers. Motivated by this broad understanding, the present study investigates the quantum transport properties of a magnetized B i 2 S e 3 topological insulator nanoribbon with a domain wall (DW) oriented either parallel or perpendicular to the transport direction. Employing an atomistic tight-binding model and a non-equilibrium Green’s function formalism, we calculate the quantum conductance and explore the nature of the edge states. We elucidate the conditions leading to exact conductance quantization and identify the origin of deviations from this behavior. Our analysis shows that although the conductance is quantized in the presence of the horizontal DW, the quantization is absent in the perpendicular DW case. Furthermore, the investigation of the spin character of the edge modes confirms that the conductance in the horizontal DW configuration is spin polarized. This finding underscores the potential of our system as a simple three dimensional spin-filter device.

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IOP Publishing , 2024. Vol. 36, no 40, article id 405803
Keywords [en]
Chern insulator, chiral edges, domain wall, magnetic, topological phase, transport
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Condensed Matter Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-350954DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/ad5d34ISI: 001268529400001PubMedID: 38941992Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85198650786OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-350954DiVA, id: diva2:1885629
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Available from: 2024-07-24 Created: 2024-07-24 Last updated: 2024-08-19Bibliographically approved

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